Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Dorothy Dominiack

Randal C Schulhauser

Richard L Brown

Patrick W Kinzie

William C Harding

Jeff M Cherry

Gerard A Bast

Sneha Saikia

A system for detecting valvular malfunction includes a monitoring device and a processor. The monitoring device includes a heart sound sensor configured to detect heart sounds of the patient, and a signal processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal representative of the detected heart sounds from the signal processor, wherein the processor is configured to compare the signal to a baseline signal stored in memory. The processor may be part of the monitoring device or may be part of an external device, or both.

Cardiac monitor system and method for home and telemedicine application

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Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Dorothy Dominiack